Toy locomotive



M. CARUSO TOY LOCOMOTIVE May 24, 1932.

Filed Feb. 3, 1951 :NVENTOR Mar/'0 Carl/5o ATTORNEY Patented May 24, 1932 Unire stares PATENT MARIO CARUSO, OF IRVINGTON, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR T THE LIONEL CORPORATION',

OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEWYORK TOY LOCOMOTIVE Application mea February 3, 1e31fseriaiNo. 513,097.

The present invention relates to toy locomotives and is more particularly directed toward a toy locomotive having an improved form of headlight.

The present invention contemplates a toy locomotive having, in general, the appear ance of a steam type locomotive used on main line railroads. It contemplates the provision of an enclosed headlight bulb and a removable cover for the front end of the toy locomotive. By placing the bulb inside the body of the locomotive, it is completely protected against injury.

The invention also contemplates that the cover closure member for the front of the boiler of the toy locomotive shall simulate the front end of the corresponding part of a steam locomotive. In addition, it is contemplated that the same light source forming the headlight for the locomotive may be employed with a suitable reflector and transparencies to illuminate the side lights.

The accompanying drawings show for purposes of illustrating the invention, one of the many possible embodiments in which the invention may take form, it being understood that the drawings are illustrative of the invention rather than limiting the same.

In these drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a steam type locomotive;

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view on an enlarged scale;

Figure 8 is a front view of a toy l-ocomotive; and

Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional view on the line 4&4- of Figure 3.

The locomotive may include a frame indicated at 10 made, for example, from a die casting and a boiler forming body 11 made of sheet metal. The frame carries the usual motor, running gear, imitation cylinders, and the like, while the boiler shell carries the usual ornamental parts such as indicated in the drawings.

The casting :Forming the body 10 is provided with two upwardly extending lugs 12-12, threaded as indicated in Figure 4, to receive screws 13. These screws extend into recesses 14 provided in a cast closure rthe front, a

member 15. rlihis closure member is shaped to simulate the front end of the corresponding part of a locomotive and acts as a closure member for the frontend of a boiler forming housing or stamping 11. VThe upper end of the casting 15 carries a spring actuated catch 16 adapted to enter a hole 17 'in the front of the stamping 11. The catch is urged to the position indicated by aspring 18. As here shown, the central partfof the casting 15l is, drawn forwardly at 19. A small sheet metal ring is employed to hold a transparency 21 in place, this tra-nsvparency being preferably colorless.

As here shown, the casting forming the frame 10 extends upwardly,r as indicated at 25, to support a lamp socket 26. The casting is preferablyzshaped, as indicated at 27, to form a reflecting surface adapted to sure round the lamp bulb 28 and reflect the light .forwardly and screen it oil from downward directions. The stamping 11 may -be secured to the upwardly extending part of the frame by a screw indicated at 29. i

The reflector 27 extends downwardly so as to be behind the lower partofthe closure member 15 and allows the light to enter into openings 30 in the lower part of the cover or closure member 15. These openings'are .covered by'colored transparencies indicated at 31. Some of the light escaping through these transparencies forms colored beams at the side, as indicated in the'drawings, and provides side lights for the toy locomotive.l Toy locomotives made up as has been described are able to very completely simulate the appearance of the regular locomotive.

The headlight bulb is fully protected by the y rigid housing outside the bulb and, hence, is unlikely to be injured, yet it is readily ac cessible for replacement whenever desired.

I claim:

1. In a toy locomotive, a locomotive body having a boiler simulating portion open at lamp socket concealedl in the locomotive body, a lamp bulb carried in the socket and disposed behind the open front, a closure member for the front of the body, the closure member being apertured to permit light from the bulb to pass through to simulate a locomotive headlight, a hinged connection' between the lower edge ofvthe closure member and the locomotive body, and a spring catch at the top of the body for holding the closure member closed.

2. A toy locomotive having a locomotive body shaped to simulate a locomotive boiler,

a hinged plate at the front to simulate the front head of the boiler, a head llamp bulb mounted inside the boiler body and adapted to project light through an opening in the plate to simulate a headlight, the plate also having lower light transmitting openings at the side thereof, and colored transparenciesA Vover said latter mentioned o-penings torsimulate side lights. Y

3. A toy locomotive, a hollow body shaped to simulate a locomotive boiler, a'frame eX- ,tending forwardly of the hollow body, a

covermember shaped to simulate the front head of the boiler and having a central opening, pivotal supports ,for the cover member, anda lamp bulb ymounted inside the hollow body behind said opening.

4. A toy locomotive, a hollow bodyshaped to simulatea locomotive boiler, a frame eX- tending forwardly of the hollow body and having upwardly extending lugs, a cover member shaped to simulate the front head of the boiler and having aV centralopening,

pivot pins carried bythe lugs for pivotally y .supportingrfthe cover member, and a ,lamp bulb mounted inside the hollow body behind said opening.

5. In a toy locomotive, a hollow vbody yshaped to simulate a locomotive boiler, a

iixed partition disposed across the body and spaced rearwardly of its front edge, vthe partition being apertured, a. lamp socket Ashell y New secured in the aperture, a lampfsocket vcarried in the socket shell and projecting toward the front open end of the hollowbody,

and a closure member for Ythe front of the body,.the closure member being apertured t0 permit light from the bulb to pass through to simulate a locomotive head light.

Signed at New York, in the county :of York and State .of V.New York, this 29 day of January, 1931. Y' Y MARIO CARUSO. 

